| Constitution of the United States of Venezuela | |
|---|---|
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| Ratified | July 5, 1947 |
| Repealed | November 24, 1948 due to the 1948 coup d'état |
| Location | Palacio Federal Legislativo |
| Author(s) | Deputies of the National Constituent Assembly |
| Signatories | 160 Deputies |
| Purpose | National Constitution to replace the 1936 Constitution |
The Constitution of Venezuela of 1947 was approved on July 5, 1947, by a Constituent Assembly, which repealed the 1936 Constitution reformed in 1945 by the government of Isaías Medina Angarita. It is considered as the first truly democratic constitution of the country,[1] because it established for the first time the direct and universal free election, establishing women's suffrage for the first time in a Venezuelan constitution, the illiterate and all those over 18 years of age.[2]
- ^ "Asamblea Nacional". Asamblea Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela. "Constitución" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-14. Retrieved 2023-03-03.